Marshal Idriss Déby Chadian politician and former military officer who has been President of Chad since 1990. is dead
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Chad’s newly re-elected President Idriss Deby died of injuries suffered on the frontline while fighting rebels Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT
in the north of the Sahel country
Army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday
Deby won his re-lection for the 6th time with 79.3 percent of the vote in the April 11 presidential election
General Mahamat Kaka, the son of the deceased Chadian leader, has been named interim head of the state, the army spokesman said.
